Bartt Pierce

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The Hawkeyes head west before the B1G Tourney in Nebraska

For Hawkeye fans, the next few months are akin to floating around the ocean on a small boat with no sail. It’s warm-ish and beautiful but also kinda crappy as we don’t have our Hawkeye sports to quench our thirst. A lot of little things are going on in Hawkeyeland, and these will have to suffice for now.

I was asked by @Ahilbobwa26 if I would be interested in contributing to his podcast, “We Live for Satuday” Big Ten Podcast (@weliveforB1GSat). Even though it’s summer, fall Saturdays are just around the corner. Here is my way-too-early look at the 2024-25 Iowa Hawkeye Football season.

As a lifelong Iowa Hawkeye football fan, at least 44 of my 54 years, I’ve seen some incredibly good and bad Hawkeye football. I started following the Hawks when Hayden Fry

I have never been this excited for one aspect of Iowa Hawkeye Football than I am right now. It feels like 100 years ago that Hayden Fry

Hawkeye football is back! Iowa opens the year with a home matchup against FCS Illinois State. While the Redbirds went 6-5 a season ago, they enter 2024 with several All-MVC preseason honorees and hopes of playing spoiler inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.

Last week, I wrote a piece about Iowa’s offense under Tim Lester. The Hawkeyes have been very successful under possible Hall of Fame coach Kirk Ferentz. Kirk will deservedly have a statue in Iowa City someday, along with Hayden Fry, Dan Gable, and Caitlin Clark. Kirk has built his program on defense and special teams. The offenses under Ken O’Keefe, Greg Davis, and

Math was never my strength in school. Maybe it’s because of things like the Big Ten having 18 teams. Times are changing. At least math isn’t. I think. Let’s take a ride around the country to see how I would rank the B1G after one week. Please hit up the comments with your thoughts.

I’d be able to do it, but it would be a challenge just to name off the 18 teams that make up the new and improved Big Ten. Hawk Nation is still in a bit of shock, having dribbled the Cyclone game down the lucky black and gold Zubaz.